It's no secret that Avril Lavigne and Rihanna's fan meet and greets are a bit impersonal and awkward but now it seems Demi Lovato can be added to the list of celebrities with less than sastisfactory fan treatment. Angry Lovato superfan Josh Helfgott penned a letter to the "Cool for the Summer" singer on Instagram to show contempt for his bad meet and great experience.
In his blunt rant, Helfgott noted that Lovato was rude to her fans during the session ahead of a Seattle gig. He detailed that the Confident singer didn't make eye contact with anyone as she rushed through taking pictures with a whopping 200 people in 15 minutes, according to Uproxx. Helfgott compared Lovato with fellow singers Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson and Taylor Swift.
Dear @ddlovato , Thanks for taking the time to meet me and my friend Carissa in Seattle. Thanks for not looking us in the eye, asking our names, or saying two words to us. Thank your team for forcing the 15 year old girl, who traveled alone to meet you, to squeeze on the side of another group’s picture. And thanks for keeping your jacket on for photos while your team collected the wet jackets of fans who waited in the rain to meet you. Sorry I am being passive aggressive. I’m angry. I’m angry because I assumed you were in a big hurry - that’s the only reason you would pay no attention to all of your fans, even though we all spent a lot of time waiting to meet you. I even flew across the country. You had to be in a hurry, scrunching 200 fans into 15 minutes. There’s no way, I figured. But as I walked out of the room, I saw you slam your head back against the wall in relief - we were your last picture. Meeting your fans was over. You didn’t run out - you stood there. This isn’t my first meet and greet. I’ve waited in the rain and snow many times for rushed moments and quick pictures. Kelly Clarkson’s was rushed, same style as yours - run us through a line for photos - but she asked for our names and even asked to wear my “Work Bitch” (Britney!) hat in the photo. It took 5 seconds, I was happy. Britney Spears did group photos, same as you. She even surprised us with that fact, same as you. But when my group went in to meet her, it wasn’t a photo. It was a meeting. She spent 10 minutes with our group, she heard all our stories, told us her own, and gave us M&Ms. And I’m not even going to bring up Taylor Swift because that’s going to take us into unrealistic territory, People have bad days, but you didn’t seem to be having one. It’s not fair for me to say. You could’ve been tired. I know I was. As I watched you perform about two hours later at the radio station’s concert, I felt angry at myself. You were in a great mood - greeting the crowd, covering Adele’s new song, and thanking radio for playing your songs. I just wanted you to thank your fans. Disappointed, Josh #demilovato #demi #kissfmfallball #taylorswift #britneyspears #meetandgreet
A photo posted by Josh Helfgott (@joshhelfgott) on Nov 19, 2015 at 8:04pm PST
Throughout the letter, Lovato is accused of "paying no attention to your fans" and slamming her ahead against the wall in "relief" once the meet and greet came to a close. After explaining that the fans had no idea they'd be put into groups for their photos, he divulged how upset he was for one girl in particular who found a way to travel to the event by her lonesome but was pushed into a group photo.
"She was transgender, and Demi's music helped her through her struggles," he wrote. "Everyone was young, nervous and scared. When I saw that young girl get shoved on the side of a stranger's photo, without ever being noticed by Demi, I felt for her. I felt like I needed to speak up.
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